Memories of Mad Men at the Museum

With only a few episodes left of AMC's Mad Men, you may be looking for another way to remember the period covered in the series.  Well, you are in luck because New York's Museum of the Moving Image has a special exhibit through June 14th called Matthew Weiner's Mad Men.  Here is more from the museum on this exhibit:

This new major exhibition explores the creative process behind Mad Men, one of the most acclaimed television series of all time, now launching its final seven episodes on AMC. Featuring large-scale sets including Don Draper’s office and the kitchen from the Draper’s Ossining home, more than 25 iconic costumes, props, video clips, advertising art, and personal notes and research material from series creator Matthew Weiner, the exhibition offers unique insight into the series’ origins, and how its exceptional storytelling and remarkable attention to period detail resulted in a vivid portrait of an era and the characters who lived through it. The Museum’s exhibition marks the first time objects relating to the production of Mad Men will be shown in public on this scale. 

You can also about some of the films that inspired Mr. Weiner, including North by Nortwest, Vertigo, Blue Velvet, and The Bachelor Party.  For instance, the last film is about how the

"swinging bachelor” was a trope of fiction at this time, but this film poetically undoes the clichés of male camaraderie and presents both the issues of fidelity and loneliness with an unflinching eye.

Fidelity and loneliness?  I think Mr. Weiner covers both very well in his series.
 
Image Credit:  ABC News.  The photo highlights the set for Don Draper's office, featured in seasons four to six of Mad Men.